I purchased the buffet to dine in. The food was horrible..sad to say!! The salad was wilted, most of the rice was stuck together. Another portion of the rice was hard. The Chicken stir fry had no taste and the chicken wasn't at all tender. The atmosphere is good. Live music area. Ample amount of tables. Nice event space. The service was good. I wouldn't bother giving it another try.
Catch Kii
Cute Cafe. Good service. Food was horrible. I was really hungry and could not eat the food. This made me angry enough to return but my lunch break was over.
Ida James
I purchased the buffet to dine in. The food was horrible..sad to say!! The salad was wilted, most of the rice was stuck together. Another portion of the rice was hard. The Chicken stir fry had no taste and the chicken wasn't at all tender. The atmosphere is good. Live music area. Ample amount of tables. Nice event space. The service was good. I would definitely give it another try.
Theresa Penn
Deborah is such a sweet and humble person who deserves our full support.
Susan Pope
The food here is the best!
Jamil Mangan
Great intimate space for events
Ameer W.
This restaurant is fairly new, as it opened up in September of this year. The place is pretty small which isn't a bad thing. It has a really intimate feel and from that perspective it might be good for a first date. On the food side, I had the chicken, green beans, cornbread, and macaroni & cheese. I was with a large party and we waited nearly an hour and a half before five of us were served. Two of my friends and I had chicken that came out hot, though our sides and cornbread were cold. We told the wait staff and they came back and promptly took our plates. That was great, but they took our plates behind a bar (that doesn't serve alcohol) and stuck them in the microwave one by one in front of us. I was starving, so I ate, but my friends declined and decided they'd eat elsewhere. The desert which was a red velvet bread pudding wasn't particularly appetizing and most of my group didn't finish it. Many plates of food were returned partially eaten. It wasn't that good by many of our estimations. The wait staff is really kind and enthusiastic, so that was a nice touch. One of the girls in particular was pretty hot, so that of course was plus for me and my two little eyes. The owner was nice and available as well and offered my friend a free meal to take home (that was declined) and was also offered to come back for the Sunday Buffet. I think that the Essex Sports Cafe has a lot of things in place to make the place really great and they're in a great location, right across the street from city hall in the bustle of downtown Newark. I personally think they'll have to offer really good and a great experience to be successful there. I'm going to try it again with no so large a group and see how it compares. Not yet impressed.
Neisha B.
I was initially excited when I got a flyer from this place earlier this week. I recently moved to Newark and was happy to see a new place that served Sunday brunch. Finally I didn't have to go into NyC or Jersey City all the time. I enlisted a friend to go today. I tried calling NUMEROUS times before we went and there was NO answer, not vim to leave a message either. The flyer and website said they were open from 11am-6pm on Sundays. We went at about 12:30 and they were closed. No sign on the door, nothing! How do you distribute flyers in the neighborhood and that same exact weekend not Ben be open for business?! Get a voicemail service, leave a recoding or something. Bad way to start off a new business.
Nelson W.
I had the BBQ ribs there today. Serving is large. Staff was very friendly while a bit slow. Hope that once the place gets going, things will be a little quicker.
I purchased the buffet to dine in. The food was horrible..sad to say!! The salad was wilted, most of the rice was stuck together. Another portion of the rice was hard. The Chicken stir fry had no taste and the chicken wasn't at all tender. The atmosphere is good. Live music area. Ample amount of tables. Nice event space. The service was good. I wouldn't bother giving it another try.
Cute Cafe. Good service. Food was horrible. I was really hungry and could not eat the food. This made me angry enough to return but my lunch break was over.
I purchased the buffet to dine in. The food was horrible..sad to say!! The salad was wilted, most of the rice was stuck together. Another portion of the rice was hard. The Chicken stir fry had no taste and the chicken wasn't at all tender. The atmosphere is good. Live music area. Ample amount of tables. Nice event space. The service was good. I would definitely give it another try.
Deborah is such a sweet and humble person who deserves our full support.
The food here is the best!
Great intimate space for events
This restaurant is fairly new, as it opened up in September of this year. The place is pretty small which isn't a bad thing. It has a really intimate feel and from that perspective it might be good for a first date. On the food side, I had the chicken, green beans, cornbread, and macaroni & cheese. I was with a large party and we waited nearly an hour and a half before five of us were served. Two of my friends and I had chicken that came out hot, though our sides and cornbread were cold. We told the wait staff and they came back and promptly took our plates. That was great, but they took our plates behind a bar (that doesn't serve alcohol) and stuck them in the microwave one by one in front of us. I was starving, so I ate, but my friends declined and decided they'd eat elsewhere. The desert which was a red velvet bread pudding wasn't particularly appetizing and most of my group didn't finish it. Many plates of food were returned partially eaten. It wasn't that good by many of our estimations. The wait staff is really kind and enthusiastic, so that was a nice touch. One of the girls in particular was pretty hot, so that of course was plus for me and my two little eyes. The owner was nice and available as well and offered my friend a free meal to take home (that was declined) and was also offered to come back for the Sunday Buffet. I think that the Essex Sports Cafe has a lot of things in place to make the place really great and they're in a great location, right across the street from city hall in the bustle of downtown Newark. I personally think they'll have to offer really good and a great experience to be successful there. I'm going to try it again with no so large a group and see how it compares. Not yet impressed.
I was initially excited when I got a flyer from this place earlier this week. I recently moved to Newark and was happy to see a new place that served Sunday brunch. Finally I didn't have to go into NyC or Jersey City all the time. I enlisted a friend to go today. I tried calling NUMEROUS times before we went and there was NO answer, not vim to leave a message either. The flyer and website said they were open from 11am-6pm on Sundays. We went at about 12:30 and they were closed. No sign on the door, nothing! How do you distribute flyers in the neighborhood and that same exact weekend not Ben be open for business?! Get a voicemail service, leave a recoding or something. Bad way to start off a new business.
I had the BBQ ribs there today. Serving is large. Staff was very friendly while a bit slow. Hope that once the place gets going, things will be a little quicker.
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